> I would love to know more about the industry in general. When you ship a container, what kind of tracking information do you get? Etc. Theoretically it's rela

> I would love to know more about the industry in general. When you ship a container, what kind of tracking information do you get? Etc. Theoretically it's relatively easy (not easy but... relatively easy) for shipping companies to provide that info (they know that container X is on ship Y and presumably know where ship Y is and when it's expected in port) but, I don't know how that industry works. I haven't worked in the industry, but I have worked for FedEx for a short time. I have to imagine there are at least some similarities. At FedEx, you're supposed to scan each package "received" at the warehouse. And then scan it again when it's loaded onto a truck. But when you have so many packages to deal with, sometimes boxes go onto the wrong truck. Sometimes boxes go onto the right truck, but they don't get scanned. Sometimes boxes are mislabeled. Or misrouted. Sometimes the recipient goes out of business. Or moves. Sometimes the label is unreadable. Sometimes there are multiple different addresses on the box. I'm sure all that stuff happens to containers as well. Especially when the largest ships are above 14000 TEU.